Recent progress on flat plate solar collectors and photovoltaic systems in the presence of nanofluid: a review

M Sheikholeslami, SA Farshad, Z Ebrahimpour… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The current review presents empirical and numerical analyses of thermal performance
development in flat plate solar collectors (FPSCs). Generally, the productivity of photovoltaic …

Challenges and opportunities of desalination with renewable energy resources in Middle East countries

A Mahmoudi, M Bostani, S Rashidi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This study investigates the challenges and opportunities of desalination with renewable
energy resources in the Middle East. Middle East countries are facing severe water …

An updated review of nanofluids in various heat transfer devices

EC Okonkwo, I Wole-Osho, IW Almanassra… - Journal of Thermal …, 2021‏ - Springer
The field of nanofluids has received interesting attention since the concept of dispersing
nanoscaled particles into a fluid was first introduced in the later part of the twentieth century …

Smart technologies for promotion of energy efficiency, utilization of sustainable resources and waste management

S Nižetić, N Djilali, A Papadopoulos… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The role of smart technologies can become very important and useful to solve the main
population issues nowadays and provide foundations for a sustainable future. A smart …

Experimental investigations of the performance of a flat-plate solar collector using carbon and metal oxides based nanofluids

N Akram, E Montazer, SN Kazi, MEM Soudagar… - Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Covalently functionalized carbon nanoplatelets and non-covalent functionalized metal
oxides nanoparticles (surfactant-treated) have been used to synthesize water-based …

Latest advances on solar thermal collectors: A comprehensive review

L Evangelisti, RDL Vollaro, F Asdrubali - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The need to put in place alternative energy policies stems from the awareness that fossil
fuels are exhaustible and harmful to the environment. For this reason, during the last …

A review on recent advancements in performance enhancement techniques for low-temperature solar collectors

S Gorjian, H Ebadi, F Calise, A Shukla… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Solar energy as a plentiful and environment-friendly source of energy has an acceptable
potential in nearly most of the regions around the world. Thermal technologies are …

Solar for industrial process heat: A review of technologies, analysis approaches, and potential applications in the United States

CA Schoeneberger, CA McMillan, P Kurup, S Akar… - Energy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Renewable energy integration in the industrial sector is a key step in achieving low-carbon
production systems. Solar for industrial process heat (SIPH) is gaining attention towards this …

[HTML][HTML] The technical and economic potential for crop based agrivoltaics in the United Kingdom

A Garrod, SN Hussain, A Ghosh - Solar Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Agrivoltaics combines photovoltaic and agricultural systems to create a synergistic
arrangement where land can be utilised more efficiently. The investment cost for the …

Application of PEG-Fe3O4 nanofluid in flat-plate solar collector: An experimental investigation

N Akram, ST Shah, AH Abdelrazek, A Khan… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In the present study, novel in-situ oxidation precipitation of ferrous hydroxide method is used
to synthesized Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles and Polyethylene glycol 200 is used for covalent …